For the Love of Shabbat – Parashat Yitro
“Remember the sabbath day and keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of the Lord your God: you shall not do any work— you, your son or [...]
A Kingdom of Egalitarian Priests – Parashat Naso
One of the “greatest hits” of Parashat Naso is a well-known passage that is both completely inclusive and also fraught with divisiveness. In Numbers Chapter 6, verse 22, we see one of only two [...]
Outside Looking In – Parashat Metzora
This week’s Torah portion, Metzora, is a challenging one, to say the least. It begins by describing steps that must be taken by the priests when they learn that someone has leprosy. The leper has [...]
In My Child’s Own Words – A Parent’s Perspective
When I first started blogging, I had many reservations about sharing details about our family, particularly about R. Although I feel it is important to be transparent and open about our [...]
Sharing Our Child’s Diagnosis With Him – A Parent’s Perspective
We never had a plan for how or when we would tell R that he was on the autism spectrum. It was not something we spent a lot of time considering because it almost seemed beside the point. R was [...]
It’s Time to Stop Viewing Children as “That Kid”
I have always considered myself to be an “out of the box” kind of person. As a very young child I was constantly in the midst of engaging, creative and active play. I never really sat down. I was [...]
Without Exclusion, We Wouldn’t Have to Talk About Inclusion
A few months ago, I had the honor of being the keynote speaker at The Matan Institute for Early Childhood Educators. My topic? Defining inclusion in order to build a classroom for all students. [...]
13 Tips To Help Your Child With A Disability Succeed In Religious School Read
This post, written by Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, originally ran on The New Normal Blog of the NY Jewish Week. As someone with a disability myself, and who also knows what it means to parent a child [...]
Inclusive Education: How to Be an Advocate for Your Child
A version of this post by Nicole Eredics of The Inclusive Class originally ran on Noodle Education. What Is Inclusive Education? Years of research and experience tell us that inclusive education [...]
Abilities vs. Disabilities
I am such a proud mother. My kids are simply fantastic and I love them to the moon and back. They continually surprise and amaze me; every day I learn something new from them. I’m pleased to [...]
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